Mandatory day 2 pcr - since when?

emmajones1976

zagfles said:

emmajones1976 said:

zagfles said:

michael1234 said:

oh yes, here it is:

Passengers travelling from South Africa to the UK via Amsterdam told the BBC that they were held on the tarmac at Schiphol airport for four hours, before eventually disembarking.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-59451103

Some would have been transiting to the UK, probably a small minority, but even they would likely have had to comply with Netherlands COVID rules.

Depends. I went to Holland last weekend and at not one point of my journey, from walking into Manchester Airport to leaving Schiphol, was I asked for proof of my negative test.  Plenty would have winged it and not bothered (especially if transiting to a country where one wasnt needed), they arent going to wander round airside and be asked to produce it.

The airline would likely have denied them boarding if they hadn't done what was required by the country they were flying to. At least they have done on all the flights I've taken this year, the airline checks you've complied with the rules of the country you're flying to. Maybe it doesn't always happen, but who wants to be be denied boarding at the airport for the sake of a test/bit of paperwork?

My airline didnt even check. At all. Whats to say others dont?
I get the point being raised but people will try and get away with things if they can 

emmajones1976

onashoestring said:

zagfles said:

Some would have been transiting to the UK, probably a small minority…

Maybe more than usual since all direct flights from SA to UK have been banned, travellers trying to get back to UK are taking whatever routes they can to get back before the rules change and to avoid paying for the UK hotel quarantine. 

The 2 KLM flights in question were in the air when the British ban was announced.

paulpud

Nifty_Purse said:

paulpud said:

I need to know what the situation is for travellers that have recently recovered from Covid as I am due to travel in 10 days time.

I came out of isolation 5 days ago and was advised by NHS tracing not to take another PCR test for 90 days as it would most likely provide a positive result due to elements of the virus still being present.

It should become clearer on Monday. However, you will also need to keep checking the restrictions in place at your destination as many other countries are also changing their rules.

I messaged NHS tracing and had a response telling me that there are no exceptions to the new PCR rules despite the official government guidance stating not to be tested again within 90 days of a positive test. 

So it looks like people in my position are stuffed. Although my Covid immunity is probably about as good as it's going to get, I'm most likely going to test positive and have to isolate again.

emmajones1976

Well you arent stuffed if you dont go abroad, obviously.

paulpud

emmajones1976 said:

Well you arent stuffed if you dont go abroad, obviously.

I hadn't thought of that 🙂